Proverbs 26:20

Proverbs 26:20 New Century Version (NCV)

Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop.

When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.

Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

It takes fuel to have a fire— a fire dies down when you run out of fuel. So quarrels disappear when the gossip ends.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.